Reporters are once again exaggerating and misrepresenting illicit drug use by retaining focus on prime time’s favourite drug scapegoat, methamphetamine. Last year, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) published its first National Wastewater Drug Monitoring report. AOD Media Watch provided… Continue Reading
On the 13th September who.com.au ran a piece titled “Flakka the new ‘Zombie Drug’ taking over Australia”. The article, which is billed as a guide to the uses and side-effects of the drug otherwise known as Alpha-PVP, is not only… Continue Reading
‘EXCLUSIVE: Car park junkie den metres from Parliament’ screams the front page of Melbourne’s Herald Sun (September 19). Following the tone set by the headline, the article opens with: ‘Heroin junkies are brazenly shooting up in a CBD carpark just… Continue Reading
On Friday the 27th of July, the ABC published a story titled: “Thousands of Australians turning up to work on methamphetamines”. The ABC cited a report authored by forensic toxicologist Andrew Leibie that claimed 5,000 South Australians working in safety… Continue Reading
On the 3rd of July, many major Australian news outlets published articles condemning medical cannabis by suggesting that it has no efficacy in treating chronic non-cancer pain, including: the ABC, the Sydney Morning Herald and news.com.au. The Sydney Morning Herald,… Continue Reading